No ka poʻe ma ka ʻai ketogenic, ʻo nā kapu i ka pīni he mea pōʻino. Kokoke i nā ʻano pīni a pau e hoʻopiha ʻia me nā waiʻaʻaʻaʻa, e hōʻole ana i ka nui o nā meaʻai ʻAmelika Latina a me nā mea kahiko ʻAmelika e like me ka pīni ʻekolu a i ʻole 'n franks' beans. Akā, i kou manaʻo ua pau ka manaʻolana, ua puka mai kahi koa i waena o nā pī: ʻO ka soya ʻeleʻele.
ʻAʻole like me nā ʻano pīni starchy e like me pīni o pīʻeleʻele, He haʻahaʻa loa ka soya ʻeleʻele i loko o nā kaʻa, me ka 1g o ka ʻupena ʻupena no ka hapalua kīʻaha lawelawe. ʻAʻole wale ia, akā aia lākou he 6 g o ka momona a me 11 grams o ka protein. ʻOi aku ka paʻa ma mua o nā pīni ʻeleʻele maʻamau, no laila ʻo ke ala kaulana loa e ʻai ai iā lākou ʻo ka hoʻohui ʻana iā lākou i ka chili a i ʻole ka hana ʻana i nā pīni hoʻomaʻemaʻe.